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http://amcc-ct.org/amcc-secret-cruise-night-041914/#respondThu, 24 Apr 2014 03:25:21 +0000http://amcc-ct.org/?p=249In preparing for our first real cruise night we at AMCC decided to host a secret cruise night so that the club members and their families could get together for a practice run (and some pizza).

Mark, Steve, Paul, and Ray line em’ up!

So we headed over to Classic Act Auto Wash around 5:00 PM for what we though would be a little shindig but we were surprised to see a few muscle cars there when we pulled up. Apparently the word had leaked out via our Facebook page and we ended up with a few unexpected (but very welcome) guests.

After all of the AMCC members had all rolled in we started going over club business including how we would park the cars at our first cruise night. Good thing for us 25 surprise vehicles showed up!

Our first unofficial cruise night turned out to be not so secret at all!

Car Wash owner Dave Carabetta was extremely please at the outcome of our unofficial event. We hope this is a sign of things to come!

Check out the photo gallery below!

]]>http://amcc-ct.org/amcc-secret-cruise-night-041914/feed/0Club Spotlight: American Muscle Car Club (from Connecticut Cruise News)http://amcc-ct.org/club-spotlight-american-muscle-car-club-from-connecticut-cruise-news/
http://amcc-ct.org/club-spotlight-american-muscle-car-club-from-connecticut-cruise-news/#respondTue, 08 Apr 2014 14:11:41 +0000http://amcc-ct.org/?p=190American Muscle Car Club would like to give a special shout out to Don Clady and Connecticut Cruise News for publishing this spotlight article on our club. This is the original article as taken from the March/April 2014 edition of Connecticut Cruise News.

Car Club Spotlight: American Muscle Car Club

Story & Photos by: Paul Wolfer

AMCC – The newest Connecticut car club!

Meriden, CT – Formed in 2011 American Muscle Car Club (AMCC) is committed to giving back to the local community by hosting automotive events and cruise nights to raise awareness and help fund local charities.

Rob Lorenzo – President of AMCC

Rob Lorenzo, a native of Meriden, CT and the president of AMCC, has been involved in the local muscle car scene for many years.

As all clubs have their own humble beginnings Rob laughs, “A few friends and I were hosting car shows for local charitable groups for about 6 years. We weren’t an actual car club at the time. We were going by Rob and his friends for a while!”

Tito Lorenzo burning rubber in his 57 Chevy – For the kids!

He decided to form American Muscle Car Club so that his group would be recognized and remembered as a unique club. He says, “Most other car clubs require participants to own pristine cars that are babied and barely driven.

AMCC believes in having fun with your car instead of just showing it off. Our car club is like no other because we actually promote burnouts and enjoying what your car can do! We’re known for having burnout pits at some of our local shows that attract huge crowds.”

The club isn’t only about having fun though. AMCC is very serious about helping the local community. Rob explains, “The club is a non-profit group that organizes car shows for local clubs, schools, and special fundraiser events. We try to stick to shows that help out kids. At the end of the day we are just happy to help out our community however we can.”

Brian lines up his 69 Chevelle at the Sgt. Jeffrey Boucher Auto Show – a show held to raise scholarship money for local kids.

This year AMCC plans on running its own cruise-nights for the first time. They will be held every 2nd and 4th Saturday at Class Act Auto Wash in Meriden, CT starting May 10th. AMCC is also planning an August auto show to raise money and awareness for Cat Tales (a Middletown based no kill animal shelter) at Middletown High School on August 10th.

We have teamed up with the guys at Milford Photo to bring you the first ever photo cruise night event held right in their parking lot! We will be supplying the hot rods (4 of them to be exact) and Milford Photo will be supplying the models to accompany them. Phil and Jess from Milford Photo will have each car lit and ready to photograph.If you have ever wanted to learn more about automotive photography this is your chance! Please Note: This is not a normal cruise night and is geared towards aspiring photographers. There is a $10 fee payable to Milford Photo to help cover the cost of the models. The parking lot will be closed off and only the four club cars will be on display for photographing. You should bring your DSLR camera with a normal lens and possibly a flash too for detail shots of the cars. For photographers of all levels this is a chance to mingle with your fellow shooters and make some frames of some classic muscle cars! Phil will bring his PA and put together a groovy cruise night playlist! Please contact us or visit www.milfordphoto.com for more information.